Drag saw



May 19,1925. 1,537,980

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May 19,` 925.

L. `A. G. ASSELIN DRAG SAW Filed June sa, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y .Y. Gru/9666! mvENToR iam- WITNESS:

Patented May i9, lZE.

with@ LOUIS A. G. ASSELIN, `F PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

zonne saw.

Application led June 9,

To all .fw-fiom# 11mg/ concern:

Be it known that L Lotus A. Gr.. AssnLiN, a subject et' the King of treat Brtain, residing at .Prince Albert, in `the Province 'ot Saskatchewan `and Domi-nien et Canada, have invented new ,and useful Improvements in Drag Saws, or' which the Afollowing vis a specification.

This invention :relates Ito improvements in drag `saws, the Vgeneral object ot lthe invenltion being to provide a saw .of this `type of light but st ong construction andene which can be easily handled and carried `about l.by one man and Without requiring him te :move heavy andcumbersome sui-)porting structure every time the saw is te :be moved.

Another object-.of the invention is .to proride several `blades suitably connected tegetiier and provided uvith differentlri-.nds `oi'. teeth so that the saw as a Whole -Will quickly cut 4through the timber, making a ycut AWide enough to alloiv the guiding member to fo'llou' the sav.' through the cut.V

still further `object ot the invention :is to yprovide a stationary guiding member `in which vthe saw reciprocates, =the fguidlng member being so made that it will enter the cut made by :the saw and 'without binding therein.

A still further object of the invention is to provide simple and effect-ive means `tor holding the several blades comprising the saw together and so that thev can be easily separated for sharpening' purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stop for limiting` the stroke of the saw and handle and throttle means for permit-ting the saw to be held in different positions.

This invention 'also consists in certain others features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying`r drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, ret'- erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like. or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Which1 Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete invention showing a portion of the cylinder and the piston rod.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1,

is an elevation ,of the central '-blades.

Figure 10 is an elevation of lpart ot `the assembled blades.

Figure 11 is anend :view lof Figure 41Q' I member. l

Figures 13, le, and are-sectional views of vthe guiding member.

Figure 16 is a yplan vie-W showing the iin-- provedsaw attached to tl `Figui-fe 1U.

ne ,power cylinder. Figure '17 Vis .a side lview thereof. Figure ,18 is a section Yon line 18H18 .et .Figure 1.7.

lnvthese view sl indicates .the guiding :member which is l`ot tapered shape 4in .cross section and is provided With a rtapered groove-Qin-itslower edge.` 'heirearend oi" .this member is rein-forced, as yat and this end xis bolted or-otherwise .secured .to `the cylinder el of the power apparatus. The front end of the guiding member is of much greater Width than the rest of it, as shown at 5, and this portion has an opening 6 therein, the upper' part ot which form a continuation out the groove 2, this opening being of tapered shape and is Wider at the bottom than at the top.

The reciprocating saw 'i' is bolted to the outer end ot the piston rod 8 of the power apparatus and consists of the central blade 9 and the side blades 10 and 10. The central lblade is made longer than the side blades with its front end tree of teeth and arranged to engage the opening 6.' This central blade is ot tapered construction with its small end uppern'iost and this small end engages the groove 2 in the guiding member 1. rihis small end of the central blade is provided with the channel 11 tor receiving lubricant, the guiding member being pro-- vided with one or more holes l2 througl'i which the lubricant is introduced into the channel. Each side of this central blade is provided With a dove-tail shaped groove 13 and each side blade is provided With'a dove tailshaped projection 14; for engaging said an elevation ot `the guiding groove. vrIhus the side blades will be secured to the central blade by a tongue and groove connection andthe parts are securely held together by the bolts which connect the Saw to the piston rod. The parts are so arranged that the upper edges 'of the sideblades will abut against the lower edge of the guiding' member so that play between the' savv'and guiding member is prevented". The centra-l blade is preferably provided with chisel-` shaped teeth and may alsobe provided With rakers if desired. rlhe side blades are provided With the ordinary cross cutting teeth.

A stationary gauge is suitably secured to the guiding member, for prevent-ing the piston rod :from striking the timber When the saw is being used. This gauge is provided with a screw threaded hole for receiving a grease cup and this hole is in communication With the hole 12 so that lubricant can pass from the cup to the channel in the guiding member. j v

A handle 16 is suitablyvsecured to the cylinder 4 in such a position'that it Willv balance the cylinderand the saw and act to` counter balancethe drag of the hose which is connected Withthe cylinder. This handle is formed asl shown vso vas to provide four hand engaging parts Which are 90 from each other so thatA the device can be handled in any position with ease. 'Io permit this easy handling ofthe device I also provide the back handle 17 'with two throttle `operati-ng shown. v

yIt will thus be seen that when compressed air or the like is introduced into the cylinder the saw will be reciprocated in the 'guiding' buttons 18 Which areV arranged as Lesage/eo member so that it is simply necessary to press the device against the Work to cause the saw to cut into the same. As ythe toothed part 'of the saw is of greater Width than the rest thereof the device will pass into the out and there is no danger of it binding therein and the entire device can easily be removed from the cut Whenever desired. The cylin- .der may be of the riveter type and it may be connected With'the supply of compressed air by a small hose so that the device can be easily handledby one man and he can fell trees and cut logs and the like Without having to move a lot of machinery or supporting structure as is necessary in the drag saws now in use. 1

It is thought from the foregoing descripf tion that the. advantages and novel features of my invention willv be readily apparent.

I ldesire itto be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Withrin the scope of the appended claim.

LOUIS A. G. ASSELIN. 

